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graf aasisnee age -ls colqFed peeDls, sho
regard iEs event - a Halliday and ars slsays
prsss..s Ia fail tgrce.
These Fsasiogs 1aks Plaes snaa2liy in
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a-aae - re peeFle % attend them The
aF4aL courier - The corPaisat co!oxed No
nlaa VIII her tcotisonis squares q cd fash
toned gingerbread sad spracs Deer. Ike
rsp.1 dssa.opneas 81 internal improvements
and ia is.e15fabls uarch 81 progressive in-
tsiiigeaes have somewhat shoru these GEN
nlass x tlleir antique AMI novel features. but
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f1ansiiY islsr<srlsg and hisaiJ amusing - the
nortlsru sfss katar.
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deliaits % TIA ofigia of ths Caincotsay us
F5ny. Ihs eldest iuA4niraas canHot give a
correct or asCeIl.g gent ver-lsa or whence -
cana. They al have their theories. sofae q
them plalslbls enough ia thsir way, but there
Is lack Of authenticity ia these narratives
thai isavs impressions OF dubious character
4 great naay claim that they are al of
spriag u tae pony of the Shetland isles and
must have found their way - Chincoteagus
from = large steamer that was wrecked on
the isiand bsfors It was iahablIsd Certain II
s., az Cas tins tb@y roamed the Island ia vast
numbers, nat when the great storm OF forty
years ago devastated the country and almost
submerged Chincotsagus IL came near ami
hilating them.
In sizs the Chincotsagus pony approx
mates that IL the Shstiand- Tie hair on
their bodies Is thick and shaggy and their
names and tails ars long aud glossy. They
are strong. hardy little fellows. roaming wild
on the sxtreras southern end Of the island,
feeding on the hay and tender roots which
grow in laxurfous abundance In the salt
marshes bordering On the bay and the At
lantic ocean When they are brought in they
are divided of into what IS known In the
vernacular as herds, and each herd has its
own peculiar mark or brand TO distinguish is
from the others and thus obviate he difficulty
OF dispute As 70 identity and ownership when
corrAIled for branding. these branding irons
are made according 70 the notion of the
owner. representing the initials, stars, spear
heads, crosses, ETC., and are easily distin-
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